King James Version
Matthew 16:7 in the King James Version says “And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.”
Matthew 16:7 · KJV
And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“they reasoned”
G1260to reckon thoroughly, i.e., (genitive case) to deliberate (by reflection or discussion)
“saying”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
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